The imperial mausoleum is located in the south of Fengyang County, eighteen miles, Hongwu two years of large-scale construction, Hongwu twelve years of completion. The mausoleum is buried with the bones of Zhu Yuanzhang's parents, brothers, sisters-in-law, and nephews.

The imperial mausoleum is made of soil, it is an oval bucket-type large flat top, one zhang eight feet higher than the surrounding ground, covers an area of more than 20,000 acres, and 9,800 pines and cypresses are planted.

The tombstone of the imperial mausoleum is two feet four feet high, composed of three parts of the stele base, the stele body, the stele amount, the inscription is the inscription of Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of Taizu, a total of 1,100 and 5 words.

In this inscription, Emperor Taizu did not taboo his humble background, and recorded his humble background, his life as a monk, his career as a horse, and the whole process of creating the Ming Dynasty.

To the north of the Jinshui Bridge in front of the mausoleum, there is a Shinto road that is 36 zhang long and 2 zhang 7 feet wide, and 32 pairs of beautifully carved stone statues are symmetrically arranged on both sides.

The cemetery has three city walls, the circumference is 28 miles, and there are hundreds of halls, palaces, and official halls in it, "the palace is the palace, and the magnificence is solemn".

Enjoy the hall, also known as the main hall, the sacrificial hall, the imperial hall. The main hall has nine rooms, three levels of Dan steps, and the roof is yellow glaze, and the blue pen is painted.

When Prince Xiong and the others came to the imperial tomb, it was on the evening of the Chinese New Year's Eve of the seventh year of Chongzhen, and they entered the imperial tomb as a member of the Fengyang Tang family sacrifice procession.

This is a huge team of more than 200 people, except for the twenty-four people brought by Chang Delin from Changjia Village, the others are all people brought by Tang Da from Tangjia Village.

The huge sacrificial procession also allowed Prince Xiong to appreciate the complex etiquette of the royal sacrifice and increased his knowledge.

Cattle, pigs, sheep "three livestock" complete, fire valley, hanging valley, gold valley, water valley, soil valley "five grains" complete.

Fire Valley, including japonica rice, adzuki beans, wheat, soybeans, yellow millet and other main grains of the people.

Hanging valleys, including apples, pears, persimmons, plums, chestnuts and many other fruits hanging from the tree.

Golden valley, including melons and fruits on vine plants such as watermelon, pumpkin, winter melon, and beans.

Water valleys, including lotus root, water chestnut and other aquatic plants.

Soil valley includes cabbage, radish, potatoes, sweet potatoes and many other seasonal vegetables.

Xiong Chu made a preliminary estimate, and the total of the sacrificial items this time was at least more than three thousand catties in twelve cars.

No wonder the tomb guards and eunuchs were very enthusiastic, because these things will eventually enter their mouths.

Just a cow, a pig, and a sheep add up to more than 1,000 catties, and there are also 360 catties of rice wine and 360 catties of rice wine for sacrifices, which are enough for the New Year.

In addition, the governor, the prefect, the guards of the central capital, the county orders from all over the country, and the official eunuch families took turns to sacrifice, and all kinds of sacrifices must have been piled up in the end.

Prince Xiong already understood a little in his heart, no wonder Yang Ze, the eunuch guarding the tomb, was able to call the wind and rain here, because he held the power of sacrifice. There is a lot of attention to who comes first and who comes last.

Fortunately, the descendants of Tang He are second to none here, although there are not many people, but they have a deep background, so they can be arranged to be the first to come in.

Of course, this is talking about the night, not during the day, because during the day you have to receive the royal sacrifice procession in Nanjing.

Originally, the Tang family has always been a daytime sacrifice, but because of the sensitive identity of the bear prince, if he meets several uncles and brothers with the same appearance in broad daylight, it will be exposed, so this year it was specially delayed until the evening.

This time, the Tang family came forward to be the young master Tang Da, and it was an old manager of the Tang family who led the sacrifice.

Tang Da is the foil, and covering the protagonist Xiong Chu is the fundamental purpose.

Yan Erniang, as the first wife of Xiong Chu's justifiable name, participated in the sacrificial salute behind Xiong Chu.

The whole sacrificial activity lasted until the beginning of the lanterns, and the entire garden was hung with lanterns, and the Xiong Chu and others silently withdrew from the palace.

The Tang family's large army all went back, but Tang Da stayed in the Imperial Tomb Guard Barracks.

Originally, Tang Da arranged for Xiong Chu and others to enter Fengyang City and charter a restaurant for the New Year, but Xiong Chu didn't want to make any extraneous branches.

Recently, the imperial court has issued successive orders, and troops from all over the country are being dispatched to encircle and suppress the exiled rebels who are fleeing eastward, and this year's Nanjing, Zhongdu, and Beijing divisions are all panicked, and there are few families who can celebrate the New Year with peace of mind.

Fengyang City, as the central capital of the Ming Dynasty, was also a separate small imperial court. That's really the core area under the feet of the Son of Heaven, and one carelessness can cause big problems.

Fortunately, the Imperial Tomb Guard Barracks is almost empty, and there are many more places to stay.

It turned out that because the Chang family gave each soldier twenty taels of silver, so that they could settle the family's New Year's goods, and temporarily calmed the resentment of the army, they were very grateful for Xiong Chu's arrival.

After Xiong Chu came, let Chang Delin and Tang arrive at the Imperial Tomb Guard Barracks to understand, and those who have a family and a mouth, and reward ten taels of silver all home for the New Year, and come back to duty on the eighth day of the first month.

In this way, the barracks of 1,200 people originally had only more than 400 people left, just enough to settle the three groups of nearly 100 people, Xiong Chu, Chang Delin, and Tang Da.

The soldiers communicated very well with each other, and Xiong Chu did not hide it, and took out 10,000 taels of silver from the tens of thousands of taels he brought over, and asked Tang Da and Chang Delin to buy food in the county seat.

The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was eaten with more than four hundred soldiers, and during the banquet, Xiong Chu directly said his identity.

The result was not as surprised as Xiong Chu imagined, and the more than 400 soldiers were indifferent at all, as if they had already been mentally prepared.

"We know that those officials are not so kind, not only did they not hold us accountable for killing the main general, but they took out the money themselves to double the military salary. Now Childe doesn't dislike us, and he has announced his identity, which is the greatest trust in us. With these two points, we are willing to smear the liver and brain of the child. ”

After listening to the words of a few centurions, Prince Xiong understood that these soldiers knew their origins, and finally felt a little relieved, so that they understood that Chang Haotian had indeed done a lot of things in secret.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year the next day, Prince Xiong took Yan Erniang, Mo Jiuniang, Mandaili, Chang Delin, and Tang Da to the defenders to pay New Year's greetings.

On the afternoon of the twelfth day of the first month of the eighth year of Chongzhen, Tang Da came back after going home to greet his elders, and said excitedly as soon as he entered the door: "Master, master, every household in the city is so lively with lanterns." It is said that the governor has ordered that this year's lantern festival will be much grander than in previous years, so why don't you go into the city to have a look?"

Tang Da called the master and the lady when he entered the door, and this was for a reason.

Before Chang Haotian said goodbye to Xiong Chu, he specially called Chang Delin and Tang Da to his side and said: "You two listen well, Gongzi will pass on all the marksmanship moves to you, and he will be your master from today onwards." One day as a teacher and one life as a father, you must always remember this truth. ”

Later, Xiong Chu wanted to excuse himself, but Chang Hao said his concerns: "Because there are no adult men in our Chang family at home, these two guys have never been controlled, and they are used to being free and loose." I'm afraid that there will be trouble for you in the future, so I will make it easier for you to restrain them by clarifying the names of master and apprentice. ”

This Tang Da is one year younger than Chang Delin, and he is only fourteen years old this year. In Fengyang City, he belongs to the second ancestor and the little overlord level, and it is the age when he likes to be lively and has nothing to do, and he got the news that the city is going to hold a lantern festival, so he hurried back to "honor the master and the master".

According to the meaning of Xiong Chu, he will definitely not go out to join in the fun.

But when I looked back at Yan Erniang, Mo Jiuniang, Mandali and other girls, their faces were full of longing, and Xiong Chu couldn't bear to pour cold water, so he could only pinch his nose and admit it.

"Tang Da, is there still an inn open in the city for the Chinese New Year, and if so many of us go over, where will we stay?"

Tang Da hurriedly nodded: "Other inns won't open, but we have an inn at home." When I came back, I had already asked them to quickly clean up the room, and the New Year's dinner was also prepared, ready to welcome the master and the master, so you can rest assured. ”

What else is there to say about this? Apprentices should be filial, and women should look at the strange.

This is the general trend of people with the same heart and the same reason. Xiong Chu could only nod his head in agreement and set off immediately.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, this is the most unrestrained time for girls in the Central Plains. Mandeli and the others had never seen the lanterns in the big city, so they were even more excited.

As soon as Xiong Chu's voice fell, before he could explain the precautions such as not to cause trouble, Mandeli had already pulled Tang Da and rushed out, and the girls then ran away with a cheer, leaving Xiong Chu alone in a daze.

Xiong Chu smiled bitterly and shook his head and walked out of the door, fortunately, Chang Delin was waiting outside with twenty-four personal soldiers.

This kid is fifteen years old this year, and he seems to be more sensible, and he knows how to prepare the horses for his master, and finally he did not let Xiong Chu fend for himself.

Eighteen miles is not far, at least not at the foot of BMW. When it was dark, Prince Xiong had already seen Fengyang City.

The moment he saw the county seat, Xiong Chu had a very bad feeling.

Fengyang City is very large, much larger than Luoyang.

The reason why Xiong Chu had a bad feeling was that Fengyang City only had walls, not walls.

Without a wall, it is not a wall, but a general wall. This belongs to the city without the pool, and does not have the conditions for defense.

It is impossible for the wall to block the enemy's attack, so Xiong Chu frowned when he saw it, and the Hulei Leopard under his crotch also stopped.

Seeing Xiong Chu staring ahead in a daze, Chang Delin understood the wrong meaning, and thought that Xiong Chu was calculating the size of the city, so he said next to him: "Master, do you think that the Zhongdu City is very big?"

Xiong Chu nodded meaningfully: "It is indeed very large, much larger than the city I usually see." ”

"I heard my grandfather say that the middle capital city is very big. The circumference is 50 miles and 443 steps, set up nine gates, the south is called Hongwu Gate, the south left is called the South Left Jiadi Gate, the right is called the front right Jia first gate, the east of the north is called the North Left Jia first gate, the west is called the back right Jia first gate, and the east is called Dushan Gate. ”

"The middle capital city is wrapped up by two cities, the center is the imperial city, with a circumference of nine miles and thirteen steps. There are also four gates, namely the Wucheng Gate in the south, the Xuancheng Gate in the north, the Donghua Gate in the east, and the Xihua Gate in the west. This imperial city is usually only taken care of by eunuchs, mainly when the emperor comes to worship his ancestors. ”

Xiong Chu shook his head: "I said something else. Think about it, what is the use of such a large city without walls, but only a wall more than two feet high? If the enemy enters one day, the officers and soldiers defending the city will not be able to defend it on the wall. What if the enemy knocks down the wall?"

Chang Delin said softly: "When I was a child, I heard my grandfather talk about it, it seems that when the middle capital was built, Tang Da's grandfather also said that he would repair the city and the city. However, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites all said that building a castle would suppress the dragon vein, and digging a moat would cut off the dragon vein. That's why it has become like there are walls and no walls, and there are cities and no pools. ”

Xiong Chu sighed: "It's really incredible. It's a flat river, and it's a place of chaos at the throat, which is simply unreasonable. ”

Chang Delin said with a smile: "Master, there are 6,000 troops in the city, and there are more than 10 generals. If there is really an enemy coming, it must be a field battle outside the city, how can it be possible to defend the city gate?"

Xiong Chu glanced at Chang Delin and said very cautiously: "Delin, you may not know what the situation is outside, now there are rebels everywhere in the Great Tomorrow, and if you are not careful, you will be doomed." ”

is a prophecy, which shows that Xiong Chu is really a crow's mouth.

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